Howdy, I came here to ask about a build for a gamer pc two years ago and now I am back again. I would like to update my PC a bit and I need to build a PC for my Son's, both are used just for gaming. My PC runs fine except I am noticing a lower Frame Rate now and some lagging in newer games. I tend to play MMO's and FPS for the most part as do my son's. I run my games in 1920x1080 and would like to do the same on the other pc. I have $800 - $900 to spend between the two, I could squeeze more if I needed to but that involves the wife.

First my PC.. this is what I'm running currently. Just looking for any upgrades that would be best bang for my buck.

Do you have a budget in mind for the complete build for your son and your upgrades? Off the bat the biggest items I see without doing a total platform upgrade with your system would be the GPU and the addition of a SSD. GPU wise I would recommend a Radeon 7870 or if the budget allows a Radeon 7950 specifically either a Gigabyte Windforce line card or an MSI TwinFrozr cooled card. For the SSD I would recommend a Samsung 840 120GB SSD or if you're willing to spend the cash a 240GB SSD. For the son, well I really need to have a budget in place before I start making recommendations because you can go quite crazy budget wise with a gaming build.

#1 --> New and improved GPU. For the money, performance and game bundle a 7950 should be in your cross-hairs. 7970 if cash is not an issue.#2 --> SSD, either the Samsung 840 Pro or OCZ Vector. I say don't fiddle with anything inferior, spend a few more bucks and get the fastest ssd on the planet....at the moment.#3 --> 8GB ram (2x4 @ 1600MHz) of 1.35v dimms...esp, the Samsung magic ram or Mushkin Blacklines and just OC them to 2133MHz @ 1T so long as you remain <1.5v.

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